CIBSE AM10 Design tool for isolated spaces

Cases 1 and 2 - Single sided ventilation through buoyancy alone

Required flowrate (m3/s)
Number of openings

0.200
2

Discharge coefficient

0.61

Outside temperature (C)

22.0

Inside temperature (C)

26.0

Vertical distance between openings (m)

1.200

Size of each opening (m2)

0.826

Case 3 - Single sided ventilation through an open window by wind alone

Required flowrate (m3/s)
Wind speed at building height (m/s)

0.100
3.0

Flow coefficient

0.05

Required area

0.667

Case 4 - Cross-flow ventilation by wind alone

Required flowrate (m3/s)
Wind speed at building height (m/s)
Discharge coefficient

1.000
3.0
0.61

Wind pressure coefficients

windward side
leeward side
Required area

0.50
-0.20
0.924

CIBSE AM10 Design tool for single cell buildings (cases 5 and 6)
Stack tem pe rature profile

Temperature data
Outside temperature (C)

14.00

25.0

Stack temperatures (C)

at a height of X (m)

10.0

10.00
Height (m )
8.00

31.0

6.00

at ground level it is (C)

28.0

4.00

2.00

Wind data
0.00

Building height (m)

10.00

3.0

2.50

2.5

Opening area (m2)

2.00

0.00
20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00

Met wind speed (m/s)

3.00

12.00

the temperature is (C)

Stratification index

Calculated opening sizes

2.0

1.50

1.5

1.00

1.0

0.50

0.5

Relative size

Tem perature (C)

Terrain type
Site wind speed (m/s)

0.00

0.00

0.0
1

opening number
Area

Opening data
Opening Number

Rel. size

Height m

Cp

Flow m3/s

Cd

Press drop (Pa)

CdA (m2)

A (m2)

Relative size

1.85

0.25

0.448

0.61

1.0697

0.3316

0.5435

0.66

5.1

0.25

0.448

0.61

0.6967

0.4108

0.6735

0.82

8.35

0.25

0.448

0.61

0.2918

0.6348

1.0407

1.26

Outlet

11.5

-0.10

-1.344

0.61

-0.4654

1.5080

2.4721

1.00

Adjust this slider bar to vary the internal pressure

CIBSE AM10 Design tool for buildings with chimneys

Calculated opening sizes

Temperature data
Outside temperature (C)

25.0

1.80

Room temperature (C)

28.0

1.60

Chimney data
Chimney temperature (C)

31.0

Chimney length (m)

8.00

Height of chimney above building

1.50

Discharge coefficient

0.80

3.00
2.50

1.40
Opening area (m2)
1.20

2.00

1.00

1.50

0.80
0.60

Wind data

1.00

0.40

Met wind speed (m/s)

0.00

Building height (m)

10.00

0.50

0.20
0.00

Terrain type

0.00
1

Site wind speed (m/s)

0.00

Opening number
A (m2)

Opening data
Opening Number

Relative size

Relative size

Height m

Cp

Flow m3/s

Cd

Press drop (Pa)

CdA (m2)

A (m2)

Relative size

1.85

0.20

0.448

0.61

1.3947

0.2904

0.4760

0.66

5.1

0.20

0.448

0.61

1.0223

0.3392

0.5560

0.77

8.35

0.20

0.448

0.61

0.6500

0.4253

0.6973

0.97

-0.15

-1.344

0.80

-0.6094

1.3178

1.6473

1.00

Chimney outlet

Adjust this slider bar to vary the internal pressure

CIBSE AM10 Design tool for IAQ analysis (based on CO2 as proxy)
Room volume (m3)
CO2 emission rate (l/hr.p)

3000.0
20.0

Initial CO2 concentration (ppmv)

Internal

791.3

Condition
set Outside CO2 ppmv

No. of
Occupants

2500

350.0

0.0

0.100

0.000

2
3

450.0
450.0

100.0
100.0

1.200
0.300

1.200
1.200

4
5

450.0
350.0

100.0
0.0

4.800
0.250

1.200
0.000

2000
CO2 concentration (ppmv)

Hour Condition set

Concn at end of
beginning applying this hour hour (ppmv)
0.00
5
693.7
5

617.7

2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
24.00

5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5

558.5
512.3
476.4
448.5
426.7
409.7
996.1
1430.5
1752.4
598.5
589.0
1128.9
1528.9
1825.2
2044.8
2207.4
2327.9
1890.4
1549.6
1284.3
1077.6
916.7
791.3

Average during occupancy

Air change Rate equiv. to

rate (hr-1)
10l/s.p

1.00

External

Av.
during
occupied Occupied
hours hours
0

1500

1000

500

0
0

12
Time (hours)

Av. concn during occ. hours (ppmv)

Max concn during occ. hours (ppmv)
Max deviation from average

11

1493.6
2327.9
55.9%

16

0
0
0
0
0
0
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
20 1
1493.6
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
1493.6 1
0
0
0
0
0
0

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Variable list
Variable name
Location
alpha
=Worksheet!$C$20
alpha_c
=Worksheet!$C$59
Cd_c
=Chimney!$B$10
CO2_emission_rate =IAQ!$C$4
Condition_set
=IAQ!$A$8:$D$12
Cp_1
='Single-cell'!$C$19

Description
Terrain index exponent
Ditto for chimney case
Discharge coefficient for chimney
Co2 emissions per person
sets of parameters for IAQ analysis
Press coefficient on opening 1

Cp_1c
Cp_2
Cp_2c
Cp_3
Cp_3c
Cp_4
Cp_4c
Emissions
g
Hcb
hcc
Initial_CO2_conc
Initial_vpm
K
Kc
l_c
Occupants
Outside_CO2
Pci
Print_Area
Psi
Ref_density_diff
rho_c_c
rho_c_e
rho_c_r
rho_e
rho_ref
Room_volume
Site_wind_speed
StratIndex
Tbs
Tcchimney

=Chimney!$C$19
ditto for chimney case
='Single-cell'!$C$20
ditto for 2
=Chimney!$C$20
ditto for chimney case
='Single-cell'!$C$21
ditto for 3
=Chimney!$C$21
ditto for chimney case
='Single-cell'!$C$22
ditto for 4
=Chimney!$C$22
ditto for chimney case
=Worksheet!$E$81:$E$10Profile of CO2 emissions
=Worksheet!$B$6
gravitational accn
=Chimney!$B$13
Building height in chimney case
=Chimney!$B$9
height of chimney
=IAQ!$C$5
Initial CO2 concn
=Worksheet!$H$81:$H$10Array of CO2 concentration at start of each hour
=Worksheet!$B$20
Terrain index constant
=Worksheet!$B$59
Ditto for chimney case
=Chimney!$B$8
Length of chimney
=Worksheet!$D$81:$D$10Profile of no. of occupants
=Worksheet!$C$81:$C$10Length of chimney
=Worksheet!$B$57
Internal pressure for chimney case
=Worksheet!$E$1:$G$56 Excel variable
=Worksheet!$B$30
Internal pressure for stack case
=Worksheet!$B$12
Density difference inside to outside @ zero height
=Worksheet!$B$49
Density in chimney
=Worksheet!$B$47
Density of outside air chimney case
=Worksheet!$B$48
Room density chimney case
=Worksheet!$B$10
density of outside air in single cell case
=Worksheet!$B$4
Reference density
=IAQ!$C$3
Room vol for IAQ analysis
='Single-cell'!$B$14
Calculated for site
='Single-cell'!$B$9
Generates vertical temp profile
='Single-cell'!$B$8
Temp @ bottom of stack
=Chimney!$B$7
Temperature in chimney

Tcout
Tcroom
Tnpl
Tout
Tref

=Chimney!$B$4
=Chimney!$B$5
=Worksheet!$C$38
=Worksheet!$B$39
=Worksheet!$B$5

Tstack
VcMet
VcSite
Vmet
Volume_flow
Z_1
Z_1c
Z_2
Z_2c
Z_3
Z_3c

='Single-cell'!$B$7
T in stack at height Z_stack
=Chimney!$B$12
Met wind speed chimney case
=Chimney!$B$15
Site wind speed chimney case
='Single-cell'!$B$11
Met wind speed
=Worksheet!$G$81:$G$10Profile of volume flows for IAQ
='Single-cell'!$B$19
height of opening 1
=Chimney!$B$19
ditto for chimney case
='Single-cell'!$B$20
ditto for 2
=Chimney!$B$20
ditto for chimney case
='Single-cell'!$B$21
ditto for 3
=Chimney!$B$21
ditto for chimney case

Outside temperture for chimney case

Room temperature for chimney case
Temp @ NPL
Temp outside
Temp at which ref density is defined